Downtown Akron Partnership

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Happy Hour in downtown

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Art & Culture

The arts are alive and well in downtown Akron

What's Going On

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The Club @ The Civic presents The Angie Haze Project Friday 16 November
at Akron Civic Theatre

The 36th annual Holiday Tree FestivalOpens November 17
at John S. Knight Center

Gilmore Girls Viewing at Lock NextSunday 18 November
at Lock Next

Featured Business

Kid's Play

Kid’s Play is recognized by the state of Ohio for excellence in early child care and education.

388 S Main St
Suite 100
Akron, OH 44311
Telephone: 330-253-2373

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Restoration of Akron Civic Theatre will help build a more vibrant, connected downtown Akron with $5 million investment

Akron Civic Theatre today announced plans to transform Akron’s Whitelaw Building into a vibrant new theatre, revitalizing a key corridor of Akron’s primary downtown entertainment and residential district and introducing new opportunities for Akron residents to meet and connect.

Rising Star Center for the Arts opens in downtown Akron

Phase four of the Downtown Akron Partnership’s pop-up retail program continues with the opening of Rising Star Center for the Arts at 11 E. Exchange in the Evans Building. Rising Star is a multidisciplinary art center dedicated to the education, positivity, inspiration, creativity and encouragement through the arts.

City of Akron partners with Weston on CitiCenter redevelopment

The city of Akron announced a partnership with Weston on a mixed-use renovation of the historic CitiCenter Building in downtown Akron. The $20 million dollar project includes plans for 60 units of new market-rate apartments,

Nov 16